Hi Umpa,

Stupid question, but they have Mexicans in Florida?

I've found there's a difference in Cuban and Mexican cultures and foods, but they all love the same....chili peppers and meat.

Are any of these recipes in a new cook book?  If not...you ought to try making one.

By the way, when I was in S.E.A.....notibly Thailand, I found something that might stir your interest to try.  It burnt fat and weight away like you wouldn't believe.

A papaya salad.

I can't think of the name, but you need one of those large stone type bowls with a stone (or wood) stirrer/crusher.

Skin the papaya.  Then slice the papaya in small SMALL slices and place in stone bowl.  Then add Fish Sauce, Soy Sauce, Sea Salt, and chili pepper for taste.  Smash/mash/stir all together several minutes until completely mixed.

Place in another bowl and eat.  Tastes good and really works on your system.  Just have some water in case you get too much pepper in it.

I'm sure there are variations to this, but this was the way I was taught to make it.

As the commercial said...."Try it...You'll like it!"

I started just before Christmas. 

After reading the book, I began and found myself looking at all the nutrition tables on products my wife and I love.  As Gomer would say.....Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!!![/left]

If we eat out, I know what to order without worry of carbs and sugar.  I found that buying items without sugar or carbs is actually less than the rest.

Keep the faith.  It'll work.  I have faith.

If you check out the diet coke, you'll find the very same information printed on it.  However, like Doug, I found coke zero was giving me bad headaches, whereas diet coke won't.

Don't know what the differences are, except for the taste, but you have another alternative.

EAS products have always been geared to fat/weight loss, basically for body builders, but anyone can use them safely.  If you have EAS products, they are guaranteed to work on helping your body get thinner, not your wallet.   

The Beta-Carotene is extremely good for reducing the cholesterol in your system.